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GARMENT 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 7 Filed Dem-'2, 1946 /NVENTOP$ MABEL. /4.ELSTDOM RUTHMPA ULY M Arronusrs Patented May 2, 1950 2.50am GARMENT Mabel A. Elstrom, Minneapolis. and Ruth M. Pauly, Medicine Lake, Minn, assignors to Alden Wonderall Company, Minneapolis, Minn., a cor- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE notation of Minnesota Application December 2, 1948, Serial No. 713,524

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to overall type garments and more particularly to overall type garments in the size ranges used by children,

It is an object of the invention to provide an improved overall type garment of sturdy, yet economical construction capable of being manufactured without wasting material. It is also an I object of the invention to provide a garment which readily fits the user's figure and one in which the waist line may be readily adjusted over a wide range ofsizes. It is a further object of the invention to provide a garment of improved style and cut.

Other and further objects of the invention are those inherent in the apparatus herein illustrated, described and claimed.

The invention is illustrated with reference to the drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a rear elevational view showing certain portions of the garment belt unfastened at one side; T

Figure 2 is a side elevational view with the belt shown unfastened at one side;

Figure 3 is a side elevational view correspond ing to Figure 2 with the belt fastened;

Figure 4 is a side rear elevational view of a youthful figure showing the rear drop seat of the garment unfastened;

Figure 5 is a front elevational view of a slightly modified form of the invention;

Figures 6 and 7 are rear and front elevational views, respectively, of another slightly modified form of the invention.

Throughout the drawings corresponding numerals refer to the same parts.

Referring to the drawings, Figures 1-4, the garment is composed of a front panel ill which extends from the bottom of the garment leg or cuff, where used, to the waist line II. If desired, the front panel may extend upwardly above the waist line to form the shoulder straps, as hereinafter described in Figure 5. The front panel (Figures 1-4) which may be composed of right and left' parts IR and I OL, forms the front portion of the right and left legs from the in-seams l2 and i3 to the out-seams l4 and i5. In most instances the front panel is composed of a right and left portion JR and IL which are sewed together along a front middle seam from the crotch to the waist line. The rear portion ofthe garment is composed of a rear panel which likewise may be composed of right and left panel portions 20R. and 20L as shown in Figure 1. Where thus composed of two portions, they are sewed together 2 along the rear middle seam 2! from the crotch 22 to the waist line at 23.

To the right and left front panels 10R and IL at the side seams of each, there is attached a narrow flat flap 24 and 25 which extends up and serves as the anchor for shoulder straps 26 and 21. The shoulder straps extend upwardly in crossed relationship, as indicated at 28, Figure 4, thence over the shoulders 29 of the wearer and thence downwardly to the upper corners 30 and 3| of the bib 32 or waist. In the event no bib or a rudimentary bib is used, the straps are extended down the front to waist level. Where a bib is used it may be curved off along edges 33 and 34 and terminate at the rear edge of flaps 24 and 25, as indicated at 35 and 36. The shoulder straps 26 and 21 thus extend up from the upper edge of the bib 32 (or from the waist, if no bib is used) and go thence over the shoulders and downwardly to the upper corners of flaps 24 and 25. The shoulder straps 26 and 21 are preferably attached to the bib by means of adjustable (snap) buckles 38 and 39, or they may be extended to the waist where they may be attached by buckles or by sewing. If desired, the panels IOR and ML may extend upwardly, above seam II and thence be shaped off gradually from the sides and middle to form the shoulder straps, as shown in Figure 5, in which case there is desirably no seam in the front at waist level.

The rear panel 20 is provided with a belt at 40 which extends along the upper edge of the rear panel to which it is stitched with darts at 42 and 42 for the purpose of shaping the seat of the garment. The belt extends and forms tab portions 43 and 44 which overlie the junction of the front panel in the areas 45 and 45. The tab portion 43 is provided with spaced snap fastener parts 48 and 49 or with button'holes or buckle elements, which cooperate with similarly spaced fastener elements 50 and ii at the right side. On tab portion 44 there are likewise provided spaced snap fastener parts 52 and 53 or buttonholes or buckles, which cooperate with similarly spaced fastener elements 55 and 56. When snap 48 is attached at ill and 49 at 5|, there is provided one position of adjustment but it will readily be appreciated that snap 48 may be attached at 5i and 49 may be attached at 5!), thus providing two additional waist line adjustments. Similarly, snaps 52 and 53 may be attached at 55 and 56, respectively, or 53 may be snapped at 55 or 52 snapped at 56, thus providing three additional belt adjustments at the left side. The ultimate number of adjustments provides six wherein the front panels 60 and Bi compose not only the fore part of the legs, but also extend upwardly as one continuous piece through the belt line and are then curved off at 62, 63, 68 and 85 to form the fore part of the shoulder straps which are of gradually decreased width. The

lowermost part of curves 63 and 84, via. area 88,

may be out either low or high to form a rudimentary bib, no bib or a full bib. The shoulder straps 81 and 68 so formed extend over the shoulders, thence are crossed as at 88 and thence extend downwardly and are fastened to the upper rear corners of the side flaps as described with reference to Figures 1-4. In this instance the shoulder straps are shown non-adjustable, but may easily be altered at their rear point of attachment, or the rear attachment may be by way of buttons, snaps or buckles to allow adjustment.

The waist line of the modification shown in figure 5 is defined by the belt ends and 73, the end 10 being shown fastened and 13 loosened. These may be supplied with snap fasteners H and 12 for belt end 18 and 14-11 inclusive I01 belt end H, or with button-buttonhole attachments orbuckles. In the garment shown in Figure 5, the front panels 80-41 are sewed at in-seam 18.

The garment of Figures 14 may, if desired, be modified slightly to the form shown in Figures 6 and 7 which illustrates a style of garment that is most appropriate for little girls. In Figures 8 and 7 the front leg panels 88 and 8| are fastened together at in-seam 82 and terminate at belt level 88. The same is true of the rear leg panels as in the garment shown in Figures 1-4. Support for the garment is provided by wide shoulder straps 84 and 85 which are fastened side by side at waist level on the front of the garment. From waist level the wide straps diverge upwardly and after passing over the shoulders they continue down at 84R and 85R, and cross and are fastened at waist level partly to the upper edges of the flaps 84 and 85 and partly to the front portions of the garment adjacent the flaps. The right and left out-seams 88 and 81 joining the front and rear leg panels terminate at level 88-88 and are formed with plackets as shown with reference to Figures 1-4, it being noted that flaps 84 and 85 are provided at each side to underline the placket closure and with the side front portions of the front panels to anchor the wide shoulder straps. From the right and left sides of the rear part 88 of the garment there extends belt ends'8l and 82, the end 82 being shown in fastened closed) condition, whereas belt 8| is in the unfastened (open) condition. The fastening of belt ends 8| and 82 is, in this instance accomplished by a buckle arrangement having a buckle part 83 adjustably positioned on the belt ends 9| and 92, respectively. Thebuckle parts carry one element 85 of a snap fastener which cooperates with another element on the front of the garment. One such cooperating snap element is shown at 86. In this way the decorative and adjustable effect of the buckle is retained while permitting ready loosening.

As many apparently widely different embodiments of this invention may be made without departing from the spirit and scope thereof, it is to be understood that we do not limit ourselves to the specific embodiments herein except as defined by the appended claim.

What we claim is:

A trouser garment composed of front and back panels fastened together to form body and leg portions, the front and back panels being unsecured at the sides in the body portion from the waist line downwardly so as to form side closures, the front panel of the trousers section having an upstanding bib portion, said back panel terminating at substantially the waist line of the garment, shoulder straps of relatively narrow width extending upwardly from said bib portion, one at each side of the bib so as to pass over the shoulders of the wearer and then downwardly in crossed relation at the back, said front panel having narrow vertically extending fiaps secured thereto in line with the side seams of the garment and extending at least substantially the depth of the closure, said flaps extending rearwardly a distance not substantially exceeding the width of the shoulder straps, the rear ends of I said shoulder straps being permanently fastened at the upper edge of said flaps so as to concenll trate the pull of the shoulder straps substantially at the junction of the side seam line and the waist line of the garment.

MABEL A. ELSTROM. RUTH M. PAULY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,110,054 Hatch Sept. 8, 1914 1,671,670 Chick May 29, 1928 1,785,580 Fellroth Dec. 16, 1830 1,789,077 Levy ,Jan. 13, 1931 1,820,532. Fellroth Aug. 25, 1931 2,132,466 Goldberg Oct. 11, 1938 Certificate of Correction Patent No. 2,506,493 May 2, 1950 MABEL A. ELSTROM ET AL.

It is hereby certified that errors appear in the printed specification of the aboi numbered patent requiring correction as follows:

Column 2, line 33, for darts at 42 read darts at 41 column 3, line 39, after the word sewed insert together;

and that the said Letters Patent should be read with these corrections therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 15th day of August, A. D. 1950.

THOMAS F. MURPHY,

Assistant Oommz'aaz'oner of Patents. 

